FEMA announces $2 million in aid for 2023 flood damage
The awards for repairs in Chester and Royalton are “a positive indicator” of federal support for Vermont’s $645 million in outstanding aid requests, the state’s top recovery officer said.
Vermont lawmakers hope to steer new federal school choice tax credit funds toward public schools
Also in Final Reading: Regional policing and a new chief of staff.
Democrats’ tax cut plans are splintering progressives
Could new proposals from Sens. Chris Van Hollen and Cory Booker to cut taxes come at the expense of expanding social programs? Progressives don’t agree.
Federal reclassification of marijuana could ‘turbocharge’ Vermont’s medical market
Vermont’s medical and recreational cannabis markets are closely intertwined, complicating how the reclassification as a lower-risk drug could benefit Vermont businesses.
How federal health care cuts are affecting Vermont: far fewer people insured
Also in Final Reading: Trading jabs and an education appointment.
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Vermont businesses seek thousands in tariff refunds as federal system launches
“I think it could be huge,” said a representative of one Vermont customs broker. “I’m sure it’s going to be a big windfall for a lot of companies in Vermont and elsewhere.”
A transgender Vermont veteran is riding the gravel cycling circuit. Cue filmmaker.
The new documentary “Claim the Lane: Becoming Roxy,” set for its state festival debut this week, focuses on the humanity behind the headlines.
Vermont prevails in multistate lawsuit over gender-affirming care for minors
“We will continue to fight to ensure that gender-affirming care remains safe, effective, and protected,” said Attorney General Charity Clark.
Snowmobilers and pedestrian users clashed this past winter over use of Newport’s rail trail
“Perfect storm” of state’s inconsistent management and climate change collided, causing outcry in the Northeast Kingdom community.
Vermont thought it was getting new electric buses. The Trump administration had other plans.
The state’s largest public transit provider is set to get a fleet of hybrid buses, rather than fully electric ones, after the feds this month changed the terms of a 2023 grant.
Bank statements detail sheriff’s office spending under Palmer
The statements reveal tens of thousands of dollars spent at Amazon, and on food, hotels and flowers.
Opinion
Commentaries and letters to the editor written by community members and regular contributors.
Vermont is throwing people into the volcano
Rural Vermonters who push back on communications towers face a regulatory process stacked against them — and the state knows it.
Our tenants deserve safety. A new bill would deliver it.
Current law leaves Vermont’s most vulnerable tenants exposed to drug dealing, violence and exploitation. H.772 would help fix that.
Luring bears with candy isn’t hunting — it’s cheating
Vermont’s Fish and Wildlife Department is weighing a petition to allow bear baiting. Stale Froot Loops are a shortcut that puts bears and our communities at risk.
They offered us the world. We chose Vermont.
When a global coworking giant came calling, Killington’s Slope Space faced a simple choice: Take the deal, or keep the community.
Chittenden County prosecutor declines to charge six protesters arrested at South Burlington ICE raid
State’s Attorney Sarah George said protesters and police both behaved in ways that were unacceptable, and she called for an independent review of police actions.
Lawmakers venture to the Springfield prison
Also in Final Reading: The year’s first veto and race car law.
Vermont Conversation: Who made the president a king?
“The Kingmakers” is a new podcast hosted by journalist David Sirota that looks at how the American system of checks and balances has been steadily undermined.
Judge won’t delay trial over new insanity defense for man accused of shooting Palestinian students — for now
Jury selection is set for June 1 in the case of Jason Eaton, who faces three counts of attempted second-degree murder.
Obituaries
Death notices and celebrations of life.
Vermont Senate budget writers approve latest state spending bill
Together with another key bill, senators are advancing a plan that would result in a 3.8% average increase in property tax bills in the upcoming fiscal year.
